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毛笔

Traditional: 毛筆

máo bǐ

HSK 3.0 · 5

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máo bǐ · mou4 bat1 (Jyutping)

writing brush
CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

毛

Meaning: hair, fur, feathers; coarse
Radical: 毛
Strokes: 4
Components: ⿻乇一
Cangjie: HQU
Four-corner: 2071.4

笔

Meaning: writing brush; write; stroke
Radical: ⺮
Strokes: 10
Components: ⿱⺮毛
Cangjie: HHQU
Four-corner: 8871

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